September 10, 2026
What this guide published today, and what is on in town while you read it. This is the whole digest — there is no email edition, and there is nothing here you would get by giving us an address.
Nothing new since August 13, 2026
A quiet week, which on a site that publishes when something changes is the normal state rather than a fault. The most recent item is The Blue Line at 18: how one rail line rebuilt South End.
Also today
- Rural Hill Corn Maze — through October 31, 2026
Out of season: the summer window this year was June 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026.
The pages that actually own these questions are Today in Charlotte and the events calendar. This strip is here so the digest is worth opening on a quiet news day.
From the archive
On this day in 1936 — American Legion Memorial Stadium officially opened with the Green Pasture Rally, an event featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt; National Archives WPA project records (Project OP #816, WP #1177) separately list the stadium's completion around September 2, 1936, with $50,000 in federal funds and a 15,000-person capacity, while the Levine Museum of the New South and Living New Deal cite total project cost of $120,000 (WPA $51,617, City of Charlotte $4,912) and a 17,000-seat capacity.
Hard Times1936 on the timeline
Source — museumofthenewsouth.org, verified August 2026. One fact a day from the town’s timeline, picked from the date rather than at random.
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